THE LAST FRIDAY OF SWEEPS!! Almost Last HANNIBAL!! Nealon On MAHER!! George Plimpton On AMERICAN MASTERS!! GRIMM, DIXIE & KITCHEN Finales!! Carolla On KIMMEL!! Kindler On LETTERMAN!! Mel Brooks On TAVIS!! New WRITERS’, WHOSE, & SMACKDOWN!! Herc’s Friday TV Talkback!!

Last week we learned the fiery Freddie Lounds was enlisted by Will Graham and Jack Crawford to entrap Hannibal Lecter.

NBC says of tonight’s “Tome-Wan”:

In a therapy session, Will imagines how he would kill Hannibal, honestly sharing his visions, and oddly bolstering their co-dependency. Later, in a session with Mason Verger (Michael Pitt), Hannibal discusses Margot's (Katherine Isabelle) unfortunate "accident" and other veiled threats. Jack (Laurence Fishburne) grows impatient with Will's progress on catching Hannibal, and brings in a surprise witness from the past to help. And when Hannibal's life is threatened, Will must decide whether to come to his aid, and give Hannibal the opportunity for revenge. Also starring Kalen Davidson as the Wendigo, Daniel Kash as Carlo Deogracias, Bas Reitman as Tommaso, and Wayne Wells as Matteo.

Actor Kevin Nealon is the mid-show interview guest on tonight’s “Real Time With Bill Maher.” Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig is the top-of-show interview guest. The roundtable guests are political scientist Ian Bremmer, political strategist Kellyanne Conway and former Mont. Gov. Brian Schweitzer.